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In Reply to: Re: Maggie tweeter placement posted by Charles J P on November 14, 2006 at 11:31:54:
I have always run mine straight ahead so they are parallel with the back wall.
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I tried them straight ahead and the center fill collapsed. I have not experimented a ton with degrees between straight ahead and 100% toe in.
BTW, my speakers are about 45" from the front wall, 3-3.5 feet from the side walls and I sit about 13-14 feet from them. They are about 13 -14 feet apart as well. My room is ~23x38x8.
Mine are much closer together say 7ft apart. At such a great distance apart, I am not surprised that center fill dies if they are not toed in.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/imahawki/IMG_5950.jpgThere is a picture, to give you an idea. That screen is about 9-9.5 feet wide.
Cool pict.I'll never have a room that big. YOu are lucky.
Yes, it is four Acoustic Elegance IB15 drivers in an infinite baffle. They barely move so distortion is extremely low and speed (if you accept that term) is very fast.
How did you figure out where to place them??
Expirimentation. Also, it makes sense that if you have them a little wider apart than what the manufacturer recommends, you would want to toe them in and put the tweeters on the inside to avoid losing center fill. As to the other placement parameters (distance from the walls, etc.) it is always striking a balance between bass response and clarity etc. Farther out into the room is almost always better, within reason.
sorry for not being clear. I was talking about the subs.
LOL, those are spots where there is no duct work in the ceiling, simple as that.
Maggie U recommends having the distance between the speakers half the distance between them and your ears.The equilateral triangle placement (similar to your setup) requires a distance of the speakers from the front wall at least equal to half the length of a side of this triangle (middle of the room placement).
These are simply points of reference from which your never-ending quest for optimal placement should start. ;~)
(PS: Toe-in is usually dictated by the distance between the speakers in relation to the listener, as well as proximity to rear/side walls. Zero toe-in works well when they are spaced closer together).
Thanks guys,now you've done it :)Here I was,happy with my Maggie HT.My HT is used for music and HT duties.3.6's up front, are about 7 feet apart with a Maggie center.
I've always had them tweeters inboard,with a slight toe in,until I started following this thread.
Last night I decided to try them tweeters outboard with no toe in.Recalibrated the system and sat down for a bit of two channel listening.
The wife decided I needed to go out for dinner shortly afterwards,so this is an initial listen only.The things I noticed right off,less treble,more mid range,with a decidedly stronger bass.Wider sound stage.
Is it better? not sure,it is different.I'll have more time to listen tonight.
Note to self: stop reading the thread,be happy with what you have.
Ya ,as if thats going to happen :)
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